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Old 18th February 2012 | 09:59
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Lightning Mate
 
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With everything stationary both instruments will read the ambient pressure.
Not so my friend.

The MAP gauge will, but the boost gauge will read zero - hardly the same thing.

I use this illustration, drawn by myself, for instructional purposes. It shows what each gauge will read with the engine shut down at sea level:

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